HR4724

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:11 | Tran: 21:59 | Set: 23:46

Alt: -10.55° Az: 224.73° Direction: South-West

HR4724 is a variable giant star of spectral class B9 in the constellation of Centaurus.

HR4724 visual magnitude is 5.73. Because of its faintness, HR4724 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR4724. The red arrow shows the motion of HR4724 during the next 10000 years (-5.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -1.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 12h 26m 42s

Declination -35° 19’ 36”

Hour Angle 03h 51m 58s

Sidereal Time 16h 18m 41s

J2000

Right Ascension 12h 25m 21s

Declination -35° 11’ 11”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 296.93°

Galactic Latitude 27.38°

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Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 5.73

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude 0.18

Spectral Type B9III

Color Index (B-V) -0.06

Temperature 10941K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR4724 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR4724. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR4724 is distant 420.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 11 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 128.87

Distance (light year) 420.10

Radial Speed -11 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.034 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.006"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD108114

SAO Catalogue SAO203450

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP60610

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-34 8146

General Catalogue of Variable Stars 5610

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR4724 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 125.3° RISE 20:11

Max altitude: 3.2° TRANSIT 21:59

Azimuth: 234.7° SET 23:46

Set Location

Other stars in Centaurus